Peter: I Dont heve the knowledge to help you with your problem, but have a next station I'm trying to get up and running myself. I'm short a keyboard (the one with the
green power button and the soundbox. If you know anyone who has these pieces, have them contact me off list. I'm not sure, but it shoukd qualify as a Quad Jim Lunceford ------------------------------ Peter Heinemann wrote: > Hello all (and greetings from Germany ^_^) > > I do have a question about a computer equipped with a 040 processor, but > this machine is not a Mac - it is a NeXT TurboColor Station. I am uncertain > if asking NeXT related questions is allowed here - if not, please disregard > it and sorry ^_^ > > I got the NeXT through ebay and it came with the Y-cable and soundbox, but > without monitor. To save space in my Apple computer stuffed home, would like > to connect my Apple Multisync 173 Monitor to the 13w3 connector of the NeXT. > > The Apple monitor can deliver the scan rates that are needed on the NeXT and > the proper sync signal, so this is not my question. > > Usually, third party color monitors are connected to the Color NeXT using 3 > (not 5) BNC connectors, a special cable adapter was available from NeXT for > this purpose. But the Apple monitor does not have BNC, so my question is it > someone knows if it is possible to connect the monitor by using the > following cable: > > 13w3--------D-Sub 15 (plus adapter D-Sub 15/DB15) > > Speaking theoretically: Can a computer that runs fine with BNC type monitors > also connect to non-BNC monitors if the needed adapter is supplied? > > I have several drawings showing the exact connector schematics, so I could > modify/solder a cable on my own, but I am afraid I could ruin the NeXT or > the monitor on switch-up. > > I learned, that on the monochrome NeXT stations, the monitor was powered > through the video cable (12V at 2 Ampere!), but what I have is a color > station and nobody would force me to connect the specific 12V lines to the > Apple monitor ^_^ > > Any suggestions/hints are most welcome (also off-list) and I thank you in > advance ^_^ > > -Peter -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
